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Chapter 9 Human Body Orientation 453
Section 9.3 Reinforcement
Answer the following questions using what you learned in this section.
1. Compared to the nose and ears, the eyes are __________________________.
2. Which of the following terms indicates that a body part is closer to the surface?
A. deep
B. medial
C. superficialfi
D. dorsal
3. If a body part is __________________________, it is closer to the head; if a body part is
__________________________, it is closer to the feet.
4. Which of the following body parts is most lateral?
A. hip
B. fi nger fi
C. nose
D. left eye
5. True or False. The term medial describes location in reference to the frontal plane. __________________ l
6. Superficial fi and l deep describe locations in relation to the __________________________ of the body.
7. If a body part is ventral, it is closer to the __________________________ of the body; if a body part is
dorsal, it is closer to the __________________________ of the body.
8. Which of the following body parts is most medial?
A. right hand
B. navel
C. left cheek
D. left knee
9. Compared to the skin, is the brain superfi cial or deep? _____________________________________________ fi
10. True or False. The terms proximal and l distal apply only to the trunk of the body. ___________________ l
11. Which of the following body parts is most superior?
A. knee
B. hip
C. foot
D. ankle
12. Medial, lateral, and intermediate describe locations in reference to the __________________________
plane.
13. Which of the following body parts is most proximal?
A. knee
B. hip
C. foot
D. ankle
14. The terms ventral and __________________________ mean that a body part is closer to the front of l
the body.
15. True or False. The term lateral describes location in reference to the sagittal plane. __________________ l
16. If a body part is superior, it is closer to the __________________________.
17. Which of the following body parts is intermediate to the others?
A. right thumb
B. right forearm
C. right collarbone